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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the force of law.
  2. n. A formal pronouncement or command.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A decree or law promulgated by a sovereign prince or ruler on his sole authority; hence, any analogous order or command.
  2. n. Specifically In Roman law, a decree or ordinance of a pretor.
  3. n. In Scotch ecclesiastical use, a church proclamation; specifically, a notice to show cause, if any, why a pastor or elders should not be ordained.

Wiktionary

  1. n. a proclamation of law or other authoritative command

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a formal or authoritative proclamation
  2. n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

Etymologies

  1. Latin ēdictum, from neuter past participle of ēdīcere, to declare : ē-, ex-, ex- + dīcere, to speak; see deik- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • revengeance "HERMIA: If then true lovers have been ever crossed
    It stands as an edict in destiny."
    From Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Jan 12, 2012

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